diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/DefaultPacketRequest.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/DefaultPacketRequest.java
index 68427f8..2f3d88a 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/DefaultPacketRequest.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/DefaultPacketRequest.java
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
     private final ApplicationId appId;
     private final NodeId nodeId;
     private final Optional<DeviceId> deviceId;
-
+    private final boolean copy;
 
     /**
      * Creates a new packet request.
-     *  @param selector  traffic selector
+     * @param selector  traffic selector
      * @param priority  intercept priority
      * @param appId     application id
      * @param nodeId    identifier of node where request originated
@@ -46,11 +46,27 @@
      */
     public DefaultPacketRequest(TrafficSelector selector, PacketPriority priority,
                                 ApplicationId appId, NodeId nodeId, Optional<DeviceId> deviceId) {
+        this(selector, priority, appId, nodeId, deviceId, false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new packet request.
+     * @param selector  traffic selector
+     * @param priority  intercept priority
+     * @param appId     application id
+     * @param nodeId    identifier of node where request originated
+     * @param deviceId  device id
+     * @param copy      copy flag
+     */
+    public DefaultPacketRequest(TrafficSelector selector, PacketPriority priority,
+                                ApplicationId appId, NodeId nodeId, Optional<DeviceId> deviceId,
+                                boolean copy) {
         this.selector = selector;
         this.priority = priority;
         this.appId = appId;
         this.nodeId = nodeId;
         this.deviceId = deviceId;
+        this.copy = copy;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -78,8 +94,13 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public boolean copy() {
+        return copy;
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public int hashCode() {
-        return Objects.hash(selector, priority, appId, nodeId, deviceId);
+        return Objects.hash(selector, priority, appId, nodeId, deviceId, copy);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -95,7 +116,8 @@
                 && Objects.equals(this.priority, other.priority)
                 && Objects.equals(this.appId, other.appId)
                 && Objects.equals(this.nodeId, other.nodeId)
-                && Objects.equals(this.deviceId, other.deviceId);
+                && Objects.equals(this.deviceId, other.deviceId)
+                && Objects.equals(this.copy, other.copy);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -106,6 +128,7 @@
                 .add("appId", appId)
                 .add("nodeId", nodeId)
                 .add("applies to", deviceId.map(DeviceId::toString).orElse("all"))
+                .add("copy", copy)
                 .toString();
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/PacketRequest.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/PacketRequest.java
index 01116d8..2249102 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/PacketRequest.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/PacketRequest.java
@@ -28,28 +28,28 @@
 public interface PacketRequest {
 
     /**
-     * Obtain the traffic selector.
+     * Obtains the traffic selector.
      *
      * @return a traffic selector
      */
     TrafficSelector selector();
 
     /**
-     * Obtain the priority.
+     * Obtains the priority.
      *
      * @return a PacketPriority
      */
     PacketPriority priority();
 
     /**
-     * Obtain the application id.
+     * Obtains the application id.
      *
      * @return an application id
      */
     ApplicationId appId();
 
     /**
-     * Obtain the node id.
+     * Obtains the node id.
      *
      * @return an node id
      */
@@ -62,4 +62,11 @@
      */
     Optional<DeviceId> deviceId();
 
+    /**
+     * Obtains copy flag.
+     *
+     * @return true if copy flag is set
+     */
+    boolean copy();
+
 }
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/PacketService.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/PacketService.java
index adaea07..88bbbb5 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/PacketService.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/PacketService.java
@@ -69,6 +69,22 @@
     void requestPackets(TrafficSelector selector, PacketPriority priority,
                         ApplicationId appId);
 
+    /**
+     * Requests that packets matching the given selector are punted from the
+     * dataplane to the controller.
+     *
+     * @param selector the traffic selector used to match packets
+     * @param priority the priority of the rule
+     * @param appId    the application ID of the requester
+     * @param copy     request a copy of the matching packet to be punted to the controller.
+     *                 <p>
+     *                 If false, the original packet is always sent to the controller.
+     *                 If true, a copy of the packet is sent to the controller,
+     *                 as long as the packet can be duplicated.
+     *                 If duplication is not supported, the original packet will be sent to the controller.
+     */
+    void requestPackets(TrafficSelector selector, PacketPriority priority,
+                        ApplicationId appId, boolean copy);
 
     /**
      * Requests that packets matching the given selector are punted from the
@@ -97,6 +113,23 @@
 
     /**
      * Cancels previous packet requests for packets matching the given
+     * selector to be punted from the dataplane to the controller.
+     *
+     * @param selector the traffic selector used to match packets
+     * @param priority the priority of the rule
+     * @param appId    the application ID of the requester
+     * @param copy     request a copy of the matching packet to be punted to the controller.
+     *                 <p>
+     *                 If false, the original packet is always sent to the controller.
+     *                 If true, a copy of the packet is sent to the controller,
+     *                 as long as the packet can be duplicated.
+     *                 If duplication is not supported, the original packet will be sent to the controller.
+     */
+    void cancelPackets(TrafficSelector selector, PacketPriority priority,
+                       ApplicationId appId, boolean copy);
+
+    /**
+     * Cancels previous packet requests for packets matching the given
      * selector to be punted from the dataplane to the controller. If a
      * deviceId is specified then the packet request is only withdrawn from
      * the device represented by that deviceId.
diff --git a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/PacketServiceAdapter.java b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/PacketServiceAdapter.java
index 22d4940..7631c03 100644
--- a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/PacketServiceAdapter.java
+++ b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/packet/PacketServiceAdapter.java
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
 
     @Override
     public void requestPackets(TrafficSelector selector, PacketPriority priority,
+                               ApplicationId appId, boolean copy) {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void requestPackets(TrafficSelector selector, PacketPriority priority,
                                ApplicationId appId, Optional<DeviceId> deviceId) {
 
     }
@@ -62,6 +67,11 @@
 
     @Override
     public void cancelPackets(TrafficSelector selector, PacketPriority priority,
+                              ApplicationId appId, boolean copy) {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void cancelPackets(TrafficSelector selector, PacketPriority priority,
                               ApplicationId appId, Optional<DeviceId> deviceId) {
 
     }